Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 2AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 30). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1838 | 1423 | 1314 | 1155 | 1016 | 888 | 759 | 643 | 673 | 655 | 501 | 222 | 240 | 243 | 228 | 215 | 158 | 163 | 172 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | on |
High Tide | 7:30PM1.78m | 8:02AM1.89m | 8:27PM1.75m | 9:02AM1.89m | 9:28PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:49AM0.21m | 2:27PM0.26m | 2:47AM0.22m | 3:27PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 1838 | 1423 | 1314 | 1155 | 1016 | 888 | 759 | 643 | 673 | 655 | 501 | 222 | 240 | 243 | 228 | 66 | 89 | 75 | 75 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 9 | NE 5 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | NNE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 10 | 2 | — | — | 19 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 78 | 86 | 85 | 26 | 215 | 158 | 163 | 172 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | E 9 | NNE 4 | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | 37 | 35 | 19 | 22 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NNE 3 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 4 | NW 4 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | — | 12 | 36 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 5 | 17 | 26 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 101 |
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